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North Platte adjuster says a pedestrian should've worn a seatbelt - are they kidding?

A North Platte bartender hit while walking on a road without a sidewalk may hear some outrageous blame-shifting from insurance, including nonsense about seatbelts.

ARTICLE by Mike Diederich

You got hit by an uninsured driver with bad brakes. You still have options.

A workday crash in Lincoln can turn into a workers' comp claim, an uninsured motorist claim, and a defect case all at once.

ARTICLE by Thi Tran

event data recorder

What trips people up most is that it is not a full-time "black box" recording everything a driver says or does. An event data recorder is a device built into many vehicles that...

Coworkers keep saying Bellevue gets a free pass on a failed guardrail

An off-duty Bellevue firefighter doing deliveries got hit by an uninsured driver, the guardrail didn't do its job, and now the government claim rules are a whole different mess.

ARTICLE by Linda Kucera

Deep cuts or scrapes in a road, floor, or other surface caused when part of a vehicle or heavy object digs in during a collision or sudden impact. Gouge marks matter because...

The adjuster says settle now, Medicare says pay us back, and nobody's making this clear

When a North Platte rider gets sideswiped and Medicare covers treatment, the settlement money usually is not all theirs to keep.

ARTICLE by Dale Sievert

breach of contract

People often mix this up with negligence, but they are not the same. A breach of contract happens when one party fails to do what a valid agreement requires, such as not...

Wrecked on I-80 near Kearney by an uninsured semi - is there still a way to get paid?

A Kearney plumber got sideswiped by a semi on the interstate and now the worst part is finding out the driver had no insurance at all.

ARTICLE by Jessica Hoagland

Like the curved streak left by a shopping cart when it swings too fast through a turn, these are tire marks made when a vehicle is still rolling but sliding sideways at the...

You just got a letter that says the trucking company is preserving the vehicle's "black box data" after a crash. That usually means electronic information stored by a vehicle's...

point of impact

Money can turn on this one detail. If the physical evidence shows the vehicles first contacted each other somewhere different from what a driver claimed, fault can shift fast,...

coefficient of friction

Insurance companies and defense lawyers love this phrase because it sounds scientific enough to shut people up. They use it to argue a driver should have stopped sooner, a...

i just found out the ER sending me home early can be twisted against me after a Bellevue head-on crash

A quick ER discharge after a head-on crash in Bellevue does not decide how serious your injury is, but the insurer will absolutely try to use it that way.

ARTICLE by Tamika Williams

Should I just use insurance or file a Fremont road hazard claim too?

$10,000 in ER bills can land fast after one bad summer crash, and Nebraska does not treat a city or state claim like a normal wreck. Most people assume they can use Medicare,...

My cousin got hit in Fremont and his lawyer went silent - can he switch now?

A Fremont DoorDash driver was hit at night, the employer is dodging responsibility, and the real question is whether switching lawyers mid-case will screw up the money.

ARTICLE by Wayne Jelinek

Is fighting a Fremont firing even worth it after a dark-signal crash?

A Fremont overnight security guard gets hurt when a signal loses power, files workers comp, and then gets canned fast enough to make the employer's "unrelated" story look shaky.

ARTICLE by Roberto Sandoval

Not a promise that an insurer must pay every demand, and not the same thing as simply negotiating a claim. The duty to settle is an insurer's obligation to give fair, honest...

Injury Claims Can Proceed Before DUI Case Ends

A Nebraska DUI charge can help prove the other driver was careless, but your injury claim does not usually wait for the criminal case to finish and the insurance company will still fight over fault, treatment, and money.

ARTICLE by Thi Tran

piercing the corporate veil

Miss this issue, and a lawsuit can stop at an empty company with no meaningful assets, even when the real decision-maker controlled everything behind the scenes. Piercing the...

My coworker said DoorDash drivers can't claim anything after a work-zone crash. True?

The ER doctor's job is to diagnose and treat you. The insurance adjuster's job is to take those same records and look for phrases like "stable," "follow up as needed," or...